1415 AD

February

March

10 March – key Londoners told of the King’s decision to invade Frrance

19 March – the Admiral, the Earl of Dorset told to arrest all ships over 20 tons and have them at Southampton by 8 May

April

11 April – order issued to seize all ships of the realm including foreign vessels from the mouth of the River Thames to Newcastle and for the English vessels to be sent to Southampton by 1 May

16 April – King Henry V announces his plans for French invasion to his council

26 April – Richard Cliderowe hires more ships from Holland and Zeeland

May

9 May – Henry V at Westminster

10 May – Henry V at Reading

26 May – Hampshire ordered to provide 200 oxen. Meat was reserved for the kings household in Southampton

27 May – proclamation at Southampton that the bakers and brewers should work under the direction of the under-sheriff to prepare for the arrival of the army

June

5 June – Henry V at Winchester

16 June – Henry V left London

16 June – Henry V at Winchester at Wolvesey Castle until 6 July

17 June – Sir Thomas Grey met with the Earl of Cambridge at Consborough Castle

20 June – Sheriff of Hampshire ordered to bring live animals from Alresford, Lymington Romsey, Fareham to supply the army

23 June – Lord Scrope makes his will at Faxfleet

30 June – Henry V met the French embassy at the Bishops Hall at Wolvesey Castle

1415 AD – July

5th July

5 July – Henry V at Portchester Castle

6th July

6 July – Henry V at Southampton

6 July – Earl of Oxford musters his forces at Wallopforth

7th July

7 July – French Embassy left England

8th July

8 July – 50 Lancashire archers under Robert Lawrence and 50 Lancashire archers under Sir Richard Kyghley, Michael de la Pole, earl of Suffolk and Sir John Grey of Ruthin mustered at Southampton

10th July

10 July – Henry V at Titchfield Abbey till 17 July. Here he ordered copies made of French offers made during the reign of Henry IV to be sent to the emperor and others

13th July

13 July – musters at Southampton Common Sir Thomas Epringham, Sir Charles de Beaumont, Sir John Robessart, John Rothernale, John Strange, John Fastolf

14th July

14 July – retinues of Earl of Huntingdon, William Lord Botreaux, John Grey, Sir Roland Lenthale and much of the royal household and yeoman of the bakehouse, buttery, spicery etc mustered at Swanwick Heath

16th July

16 July – Humphrey duke of Gloucester musters his forces at Michelmerst

17th July

17 July – Henry V at Bishops Waltham

17 July – Grey came to his lodging at ‘Hamulton’

20th July

20 July – order issued at Southampton to take musters of the troops

21st July

21 July – Thomas Gray called on the Earl of March at his lodgings at the Greyfriars at Southampton

22nd July

22 July – Henry V at Southampton till 28 July

22 July – Grey, March and Cambridge agree to meet and sup at Cranbury

23rd July

23 July – Cambridge and Grey ride to Hamble in the Hook to meet with Earl of March

24th July

24 July – Henry V makes his will at Southampton in the presence of Sir Thomas Erpingham, the Earl of March, Bishop Caterick and Bishop Partington and witnessed by the Earl of March

24 July – Scrope, March and Cambridge came to Southampton.

25th July

25 July – Scrope, Grey & Cambridge meet at Itchen Ferry

26th July

26 July – Sir Thomas Grey lodged at the Greyfriars at Southampton

28th July

28 July – Henry V writes to Charles VI of France, sent from Southampton

28 July – Earl of March has and interview with Henry V who demanded £2000 as the first instalment of March’s marriage fine

29th July

29 July – Henry V At Portchester

31st July

31 July – Grey & Cambridge and March meet for supper at Cranbury

31 July – Earl of March informs Henry V of the plot against him

31 July – Grey, Scrope & Cambridge attend meeting at Portchester and are arrested and taken to Southampton